{{tnr}}'''Jerry Francis Costello''' (b. September 25, 1949) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Costello was elected by voters from [[Illinois' 12th congressional district]].

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{{tnr}}'''Jerry Francis Costello''' (b. September 25, 1949) was a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Costello was elected by voters from [[Illinois' 12th congressional district]].

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Costello will not seek re-election in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012|2012]].<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/10/rep_jerry_costello_d-ill_will_.html ''Chicago Sun Times'' "Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) will not seek re-election," October 4, 2011]</ref>

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Costello did not seek re-election in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012|2012]].<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/10/rep_jerry_costello_d-ill_will_.html ''Chicago Sun Times'' "Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) will not seek re-election," October 4, 2011]</ref>

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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Costello was a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|centrist Democratic follower]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/jerry_costello/400082 ''Gov Track'' "Costello" Accessed May 18, 2012]</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==

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Costello was born in East St. Louis, [[Illinois]]<ref name="biography"/>

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Costello was born in East St. Louis, [[Illinois]]. He earned an A.A. from Southwestern [[Illinois]] College in 1971, and a B.A. from Maryville University in 1973.<ref name="biography"/>

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*Education:<ref name="biography"/>

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**Assumption High School, East Saint Louis, Illinois, 1968;

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**Southwestern Illinois College, Associates Degree, 1971

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**Maryville University, B.A., 1973.

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==Career==

==Career==

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*1988-2013: [[United States House of Representatives]], [[Illinois' 12th congressional district]]

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*1980-1988: St. Clair County Board, Chairman, County Executive<ref name="biography"/>

Costello served on the following committees:<ref name="committees"> [http://www.costello.house.gov/committee.shtml ''Congressman Jerry F. Costello 12th District of Illinois'' "Committees/Caucuses" Accessed November 2, 2011] </ref>

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology]]

**Subcommittee on Energy and Environment

**Subcommittee on Energy and Environment

*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]<ref name="committees"/>

*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]<ref name="committees"/>

**Subcommittee on Aviation (Ranking member)

**Subcommittee on Aviation (Ranking member)

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** Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

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**Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

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** Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

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**Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

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==Issues==

==Issues==

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===Political Positions===

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===Specific votes===

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====Percentage voting with party====

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====Fiscal Cliff====

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Costello voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

::''See also: [[United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012]]''

::''See also: [[United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012]]''

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Costello has announced he will not seek re-election in 2012, citing a frustration with Congress. "The fact is, I could stay and collect a paycheck. But my nature has always been having a goal in mind and getting things done. In Congress, very little is getting done these days and I don’t see that changing in the near future." <ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/redistricting-and-partisanship-fuel-house-departures/?smid=tw-thecaucus&seid=auto# ''New York Times'' "Redistricting and Increased Partisanship Fuel House Departures," January 23, 2012]</ref>

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Costello did not seek re-election in 2012, citing a frustration with Congress. "The fact is, I could stay and collect a paycheck. But my nature has always been having a goal in mind and getting things done. In Congress, very little is getting done these days and I don’t see that changing in the near future." <ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/redistricting-and-partisanship-fuel-house-departures/?smid=tw-thecaucus&seid=auto# ''New York Times'' "Redistricting and Increased Partisanship Fuel House Departures," January 23, 2012]</ref> [[William Enyart]] (D) defeated [[Jason Plummer]] (R) and [[Paula Bradshaw]] (G) in the general election.

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===2010===

===2010===

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On November 2, 2010, Costello won re-election to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He defeated Teri Newman (R) and Rodger Jennings (G) in the general election.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

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On November 2, 2010, Costello won re-election to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He defeated Teri Newman ([[Republican|R]]) and Rodger Jennings ([[Green]]) in the general election.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

Costello won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Costello's campaign committee raised a total of $1,351,182 and spent $1,420,274 .<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2010&type=I&cid=N00004956&newMem=N ''Open Secrets'' "Jerry F. Costello 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 2, 2011]</ref>

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Costello won re-election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Costello's campaign committee raised a total of $1,351,182 and spent $1,420,274 .<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2010&type=I&cid=N00004956&newMem=N ''Open Secrets'' "Jerry F. Costello 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 2, 2011]</ref>

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==Analysis==

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===Congressional staff salaries===

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::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Costello paid his congressional staff a total of $924,602 in 2011. He ranked 36th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 171st overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, [[Illinois]] ranked 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/182/Rep_Jerry_Costello.html LegiStorm "Jerry Costello"]</ref>

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===Net worth===

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:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Costello's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $195,005 and $500,000. That averages to $347,502.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004956&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Costello, (D-Illinois), 2010"]</ref>

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===National Journal vote ratings===

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:: ''See also: [[National Journal vote ratings]]''

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Costello ranked 173rd in the liberal rankings.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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===Voting with party===

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|rank=174

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==Recent news==

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This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term '''Jerry + Costello + Illinois + House'''

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:''All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.''

Costello is married to Dr. Georgia Cockrum Costello and has three children: Jerry II (Lori), Gina, and John Patrick (Lindsay); eight grandchildren: John "Jay" Sinovic, Austin, Rorey and Ireland Keen, Jerry III, Victoria, and Georgia Danielle Costello, and John Patrick Costello, Jr. <ref name="biography"/> They all reside in the Belleville area.<ref name="biography"/>

Costello is married to Dr. Georgia Cockrum Costello and has three children: Jerry II (Lori), Gina, and John Patrick (Lindsay); eight grandchildren: John "Jay" Sinovic, Austin, Rorey and Ireland Keen, Jerry III, Victoria, and Georgia Danielle Costello, and John Patrick Costello, Jr. <ref name="biography"/> They all reside in the Belleville area.<ref name="biography"/>

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Costello voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[5]

Elections

2012

Costello did not seek re-election in 2012, citing a frustration with Congress. "The fact is, I could stay and collect a paycheck. But my nature has always been having a goal in mind and getting things done. In Congress, very little is getting done these days and I don’t see that changing in the near future." [6]William Enyart (D) defeated Jason Plummer (R) and Paula Bradshaw (G) in the general election.

Analysis

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Costello paid his congressional staff a total of $924,602 in 2011. He ranked 36th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 171st overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranked 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[9]

Net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Costello's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $195,005 and $500,000. That averages to $347,502.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[10]

National Journal vote ratings

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Costello ranked 173rd in the liberal rankings.[11]

Voting with party

2011

Jerry F. Costello voted with the Democratic Party 78 of the time, which ranked 174 among the 192 House Democratic members as of November 2011.[12]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Jerry + Costello + Illinois + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

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Personal

Costello is married to Dr. Georgia Cockrum Costello and has three children: Jerry II (Lori), Gina, and John Patrick (Lindsay); eight grandchildren: John "Jay" Sinovic, Austin, Rorey and Ireland Keen, Jerry III, Victoria, and Georgia Danielle Costello, and John Patrick Costello, Jr. [3] They all reside in the Belleville area.[3]